NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician NPI 1619927878 MD, FAAP
Verify on CMS → Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician in Decatur, Georgia.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,592 in Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
20
Medicare Part D claims · Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician avg: 205
Industry payments
$89.4
4 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP filed 20 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician in Decatur, Georgia.
- 20
- Part D claims, 2024
- $89.4
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1619927878), first enumerated 05/10/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 20 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$89.4 in reported industry payments (4 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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Compare Cotton with other Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in Georgia
- Dr. Jeffrey Abrams, M.D. Alpharetta, GA
- Dr. Elizabeth Adamiak, M.D. Carrollton, GA
- Dr. Muneer Al-Hakim, M.D. Eatonton, GA
- Dr. Renee Alli, MD Chamblee, GA
- Dr. Thomas Anderson, M.D. Valdosta, GA
- Dr. Raseefa Anwar, M.D. Atlanta, GA
Other specialties in Decatur: Clinical Social Worker (386) · Professional Counselor (224) · Mental Health Counselor (219) · Behavior Technician (200)
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1619927878 · Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1619927878
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 2,592
- RX-TRACE 20
- BOOK-THIN 93 in Georgia
- PHOTO-ENUM Marianne Koenig, M.D. · 2006
Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
20 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
20 90% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Georgia
How Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Georgia providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1619927878 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD, FAAP |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/10/2006 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$89
Largest payer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
20
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
N/A
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 46
- Total Day Supply
- 1,351
- Generic Drug Cost
- $297
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 68.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 10.98
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Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician Overview
How Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP fits within the Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
2,592
Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician Providers in US
52
States with Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician
205
Avg Claims per Provider
Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP's 20 claims are below the specialty average of 205.
Nationwide Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Cotton, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician Providers in Georgia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Cotton.
One of 93 Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Georgia, 11 are shown on this page.
Dr. Vijay Arora
M.D.
Lilburn, GA
Dr. Carmina Babao
M.D.,F.A.A.P.
Dawsonville, GA
Dr. Feoderis Basilio
MD
Columbus, GA
Dr. Florida Basilio
M.D.
Columbus, GA
Anne Benford
NP
Stone Mountain, GA
Compare Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP's specialty? ▼
Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP specializes in Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician and practices in Decatur, Georgia. Credentials: MD, FAAP.
How much does Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for N/A beneficiaries.
Where is Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP located? ▼
Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP is located at 2785 LAWRENCEVILLE HWY, Decatur, GA, 30033. Phone: (770) 621-0245.
What is Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP's NPI number? ▼
Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619927878, issued on 05/10/2006.
How many Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,592 Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician provider writes 205 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP accept Medicare? ▼
Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP appears in CMS Medicare data with 20 Part D claims and N/A Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP's credentials? ▼
Byron Cotton, MD, FAAP's NPI is 1619927878 with credentials MD, FAAP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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